The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-02-03
DEPARTED.
Death of Her Royal Highness Prin.
cess Likelike.
The Body to Lie In state at IoIani
Palace.


Ewas not altogether unexpected, although
fWhen the announcement was made i'll
stook most people by surprise. This lady ]
EalthOugh IN somewhat delicate health
s:for several months past, did not appear
sto be seriously i'll, and it was thought
Athat as the season advanced change of
sair ana scene would speedily restore her
s3to her usual health and spirits. Unfor-
Ultimately change for the worse in her
acondition took place few days ago, and
$:despite the unremitting attention Of her
Emedical attendants, her family and
Sfriends, she gradually sank, and breathcd
s;her last TRANQUILITY at her Waikiki resi-
gdence last evening at the hour above
sistated.
g The King and Queen, Princess Liliuo-
sskalani and other members of her family
Awere unremitting in their attention dur
Eing the illness of Her ROYAL Highness
aDr Robert McKibbin, the family ply
AAsscian, had medical charge of the case
s5and called in DIR. Trousseau for consulta-
sstiOn on Thursday last. They agreed that
Snourishment alone was needed as the
aPrincess was gradually sinking from ex-
gtreme debility. Yesterday forenoon it
sswas intimated to them that a change of
Sphysicians had been decided on, andI
5that Dr. Tucker and DIR. Martin would
s3take their place in attendance on Herr
zsRoyal Highness.
s. His Majesty the King had left theI
{ssick chamber a few minutes before theI
Gdeath of his sister, but Her Royal
8 Highness Princess Liliuokalani and her
ahusband, Hon. A. S. Cleghorn, were
sspresent, together with the medical at
5tendants and many of her personal re-
3tainers.
q A reporter of the ADVERTISER was sent
8 Ito interview the medical gentlemen en-
gagged in this case, and was fortunate tol
Blind DIR. Trousseau at home. He hadE
livery little to communicate, having onlyI
dbeen called in consultation by Mr.. Nc
sKibbin when the case began to look
4serious on last Thursday. He had seer:
sPrincess Likelike on that day, andI
subsequently on Friday, Monday
land Tuesday last. On Wednes-
aday morning he had been sum
3moned to Waikiki, and at IL o'clocks
5nformed that a change of medical at /
pendants had been determined on, and J
ithat Dr. Tucker and Dr. Martin would /
flake the place of DR.. McKibbin andE
himself The cause of death was ex-s
{treme debility resulting from want ofs
jnourishment If Princess Likelike hads
staken sufficient nOurishment there wass
ino reason why she should not have re-
covered strength.
Our reporter subsequently intervieweds
CDR. Tucker, but failed to see DIR. Martin. 8
during their conversation Dr. Tucker
3said in substance that DR. Martin andk
himself had been called in at ten o'clock
TO take medical charge of the case, ass
the other physicians had given her up.
Heart disease was the cause of death. Z
He could only account for her sudden
death from the fact that she had beenS
suffering from heart disease previously, &
tin and himself first saw the Princessk
the action of the heart was very weak. B
They administered medicine to try and &
Improve the hearts action. They hadk
been informed that she had refused to- :
take nourishment, and found her in al
state of stupor. When they went in She
partially reused. He supposed NOR
'phine had been administered on account
3of her restlessness. During the wholek
day she was in a state of semi-con
When they asked her to s
take cordials, a tonic or any kind dig
she took whatever theyk
wished to give her. She took cordials,
,tonics and such stimulants as they pre-
iscribed. They had no difficulty in get
ting her to take concentrated beef juice in Z
medicine. She did not speak during the
whole time of their attendance She
could take a teaspoonful of cordial till f
within few minutes of her lastl
breath. At p. IN. it was very evident
that the case was very critical, but sheE
rallied little at p. m. From 4 80 till I
the time of her death she sank very rap
idly Drs. Tucker and Martin were
present at the dissolution.
DR.. McKibbin was seen later, but had
very little to communicate. Princess
Likelike had been in failing health for Il
the past fortnight and gradually sink
ing, but she attributed her last serious
attack to the severe shaking-up she ex-
perienced on her last visit to town. Her
death was caused by want of nourish-
ment. When DR.. Trousseau and himselfas
ceased attending upon her Royal High
ness they had not given her up, If she
could have been induced to take nourish
ment she would have rallied and come
round all right again. There was not
race of heart disease.
Her Royal Highness Princess Miriam
Likelike was sister to His Majesty the
King, and daughter of Kapaakea and
[eohokalole She was born January
g. 1851, and married the Hon. Archi-
"a IN Scott CIaobOry, bar 1917 Fl